Sharing the Stories: A Legacy of Kentucky Craft Artists

829 West Main Street,Louisville KY 40202

03 March, 2023

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Join us for an afternoon of conversation with a panel of premiere Kentucky artisans as they share the stories of their art form, personal techniques, challenges, and more. Taking place in the museum’s Great Hall, guests will be surrounded by beautiful and diverse forms of craft traditions and folk art in Kentucky Craft Luminaries: Sharing the Stories. The exhibit is offered in collaboration with the Kentucky Craft History & Education Association and features artwork from our guest presenters, as well as many other accomplished and talented artisans in the Commonwealth. MODERATOR: Bob Gates, founder of the Kentucky Folklife Program and the Kentucky Folklife Festival , has been recognized for his work and dedication to the field of folklore with the Governor’s Ambassador Award and Governor’s Award in Art/Folk Heritage Award for his work in building the Kentucky Folklife Program. He was also awarded the Benjamin A. Botkin Prize for lifetime achievement in public folklore at the American Folklore Society Meeting in 2012 KENTUCKY CRAFT ARTISTS: Arturo Sandoval is a cutting edge fiber artist who shares his creations through national and international exhibits. He is the winner of multiple awards and fellowships including the National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and is a retired faculty member the University of Kentucky Department of Art. Dave Caudill is well known for his inspiring sculptures and his larger, stainless steel pieces are often installed in public or corporate spaces, as well as private landscapes. In 2000, Caudill initiated an ongoing series of workshops, exhibits and presentation for rural libraries called “Sparking Creativity”. Leona Waddell is a renowned basket maker who helped found the Mammoth Cave Basket Makers Guild. In 2012 she was awarded the Kentucky Governor’s Folk Award, the National Basketry Organization (NBO) Lifetime Achievement Award, and was the recipient of a 2016 NEA Heritage Fellowship, our nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts Philis Alvic is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has both an artistic and an academic interest in weaving. Her work as a scholar and craft development consultant around the world has inspired her creativity as a weaver. Sarah Frederick is a clay artist whose work goes beyond production work to encompass ceramic sculpture that allows her to tell stories and express the things she wants to say. She helped to create LOCAL, an association of Louisville potters and is the 2007 winner of the Rude Osolnik Award.